How Many People Are Named Niajah?
An estimated 156 people in the United States have the first name Niajah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Niajah peaked in popularity in 2005 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niajah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Niajah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
156
About 1 in 2,197,143 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2005
19 births
Total Registered
159
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niajah
Niajah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 159 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niajah as a female name
Ranked #14,552 in 2010
7 female births in 2010
Peak: 2005 (19 births)
Niajah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niajah span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 111 babies were registered. Niajah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Niajah by Decade
How has Niajah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Niajah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niajah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Niajah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niajah?
We estimate approximately 156 people named Niajah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,197,143 Americans share this first name.
Is Niajah a common name?
Niajah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 159 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niajah most popular?
Niajah reached peak popularity in 2005, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niajah is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niajah a female name?
Niajah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niajah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niajah Smith, Niajah Johnson, Niajah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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